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Bob Fosse
Oh my. Is it Big Tech’s fault? Maybe the ‘broader efforts’ are a merger with Frank and Parler.
He should bust out the ymca moves again and post on Tiktok, that’ll get the hits. Tiktok is still available in the US?
Strangerland
This proves that giving people like Trump a platform, directly leads to a worse society. When he was on the social media, he was destructive to society. Now he's irrelevant.
If there was ever a reason to keep extremists (both sides) and bigots off of social media, Trump exemplifies it.
Jsapc
Oh my. What a "surprising" turn of events. Wasn't it supposed to become the most popular blog in the world, with at least 78 million visits per day from America only? What could have possibly happened?
Strangerland
What a loser. Housewives and skateboarders do blogs that are insanely popular.
Trump couldn't do it, and he's a former president.
The right elected a loser, and all he's done ever since is prove he's a loser, and that they're losers for electing him.
Unlike Hillary, Obama, AOC and Biden - all wildely popular!
Strangerland
Did anyone hear he's claiming that he'll be reinstated as president in August? I found this very confusing, as I was under the impression that he still claims to be president.
I guess I could read his blog to find out more. If he had one anymore.
It was media platform like no one has ever seen. A glorious media platform. In fact, everyone told him it was a great media platfrom, he got calls from big people, he can't tell you who, but really biggly people who said it was a wonderous media platform.
Unfortunately the deep state appears to have shut it down.
GdTokyo
Hahahahahahahahaha (Takes a deep breath) BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAAAA.
So.
Much.
Winning.
GdTokyo
There are 2 things that Trump absolutely HATES: being mocked and being seen as a loser. In his 5th grade-level blog, er.... "social media platform" is killed two morons with one stone.
There will not be a real platform is because real social media platforms require real, hard work and substantial funding. Trump is a cheapskate and is fundamentally lazy (as well as dumb as a rock).
Bob Fosse
The Washington Post has an interesting article about this particular phenomena. “Whistling in the wind” stood out for me.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/05/21/trump-online-traffic-plunge/%3foutputType=amp
Strangerland
But I thought he was the current 45th president of the USA. That's what posters on this site tell us. Weird that they're so silent in this thread.
Bob Fosse
Apologies.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/05/21/trump-online-traffic-plunge/
Desert Tortoise
Writing a blog is a lot harder than simply re-tweeting someone else's comments.
Desert Tortoise
Sidney Powel says the inauguration will be in August. She claims he "can simply be reinstated". Right? Lol. Do these people have the slightest idea what the US Constitution says?
Express sister
Yes. His tin-pot soldier patsy Michael Flynn has said he wants a military coup to overthrow the government and install Trump as dictator.
Republicans hate democracy. They want Trump to rule them as an absolute monarch.
Desert Tortoise
Sigh. So much whining.
Desert Tortoise
The sad part is that there are probably three votes on the Supreme Court that would agree he could be.
lincolnman
"My blog is the victim of an evil witch hunt....
Hillary, Obama, Hunter, Elvis, and the cabal of Deep State Alien Lizards all conspired to limit my bandwidth....
But I'll return on another platform...if you make a contribution to my lawyer and loan payoff PAC....
Remember, don't uncheck that continuing contribution block...... or you're a Radical Liberal Lizard"....
SuperLib
Just another Trump business venture fizzling out, then closing. Par for the course.
GdTokyo
The Democratic Nominee in the special election in NM yesterday slammed the GOP nominee by 20 points. She stuck to Biden policies which poll north of 50% on every major issue. Her opponent stuck to the Trump narrative and the de-fund the police bull.
This gives me hope for the mid-terms. Merely arguing historical narrative does not take into account existing conditions.
Democrats are improving the economy and ending the Pandemic.
Biden's ideas on infrastructure, taxing the richest sliver of the population and voter protection laws are widely popular.
The GOP has literally no platform. They do not want to investigate the biggest domestic terrorist attack since Oklahoma City. They continue to perpetuate the Big Lie. They are trying to limit voting rights because when urban voters, minorities and younger voters vote, the GOP loses.
They are playing to their base and alienating a FAR larger slice of the electorate who look at this cult and say "Hard No."
Bob Fosse
You could say his blog died like a….what’s an animal that rhymes with blog?
bass4funk
So basically, they didn’t turn anything, they defended a Democrat stronghold. That’s news? That’s not a win. Come on now. Another wash.
lincolnman
Well, it's probably a good thing it died now....
I mean, in another six months, I doubt if the Rikers Island Warden would permit this...
Strangerland
Hmm, it sounds like they're winning so much, you're getting sick of their winning.
The irony.
The Republican's political strategy is now only political strategy. Has anyone heard any policy proposals since.... Bush 2? Were there even any during Bush 2? Their efforts now are focused entirely on shaping the electoral system to be biased in their favor. They've abandoned any any illusion of policy, or trying to make a better America. If anything proved that, it's their exercising of their cancel culture to cancel Liz Cheney for daring to point out that Trump lost the election and started an insurrection. She made the tragic mistake of believing the lies of the right when they said they support first amendment rights, rather than looking at the authoritarian actions of the right focused on canceling anything they don't like their people saying, that clearly prove they have no affinity to the first amendment whatsoever.
Losers.
Express sister
It is a win. And it's newsworthy because the Democratic candidate actually increased their vote share (60% yesterday compared to 58% in November). Bad news for Trump cultists.
lincolnman
This failure is a clear signal that Trump is a has-been and "old news", and certainly doesn't portend well for his upcoming rallies...
"And in the arena tonight, we have Ted Cruz, Louie Gohmert, Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Tayor-Greene, Josh Hawley, David Duke, and out on bail; The Q Shaman....and 1500 open seats"...
PTownsend
How now will Flynn and the other anti-American 45 cultists get their latest insurrection co-ordinated. Th violent alt right continue to pose the greatest threat to what remains of US democracy. No wonder they continue to get assistance from Russia, China, and other anti-democracy, authoritarian states. The US Republican Party continue to support white nationalists and others in the violent far right
Strangerland
How now will Flynn and the other anti-American 45 cultists get their latest insurrection co-ordinated.
They're using Telegram: https://www.newsweek.com/qanon-ghostezra-holocaust-denial-telegram-1594907
stormcrow
Trump's mouth is dangerous and over 50% of Republicans believe that the election was stolen, as Trump continues to say it was, then violence becomes more probable as a justifiable means for change. This is a big problem, and it will continue to be one especially with a former president promoting the Big Lie.
bass4funk
In an Oliver Stone movie, could be.
theFu
Trump can only get 140 characters out at a time. An entire blog is too hard for sound-bites. Him, rambling, isn't good for anyone.
nishikat
Trump said he will be reinstated as President this summer. What do you think?
cleo
Nobody knew writing a blog could be so complicated!
You actually have to write words! In sentences! That make some kind of sense!
Having all the best words doesn't help if you can't - or can't be bothered to - string them together.
lincolnman
Sure, when he makes a Trump documentary...
"Donald Trump: In 2016 he came down the stairs....in 2021 he went up the river".....
cleo
When I added to my post two words expressing commiseration for Former President Trump, I got an 'incorrect word usage' error .... whaddidahsay??
lincolnman
Junior high school kids have successful blogs with millions of subscribers....Trump? Nope....
Guinness needs to get the "Biggest Loser" award ready....it has to go to the guy that failed at both running a blog and a casino...
That's massive, world-class failure....
Simon Foston
nishikatToday 11:29 am JST
If you want anything like a coherent answer to that question it might be advisable to ignore the online parrots and contact the Republican National Committee directly.
Strangerland
Wait, he announced that he was going to be re-instated in August, and that's when it went down?
It's GOTTA be a deep-state attack. Or maybe his adulating fans actually all tried to read that post, and it crashed his server.
bass4funk
When the House is taken back in 2020 it will be.
Many, low taxes, less government, more incentives for the private sector. Less intrusion on civil liberties, peace through strength. Cutting down on entitlements, uphold the 1st-2nd amendment.
Actually, they didn’t, but when you have a Democrat House that is focused on impeachment and spreading tax payer money like it’s no one else’s business, but claiming your own State or cities that you poorly run is the fault of conservatives, you need to put the weed down and get some air. She has every right to the First amendment and she should exercise it right and she will continue to do so, she’s just not in the leadership position of the party anymore, which I have no problem with
It wasn’t an insurrection. I don’t know what the European press say, but no one was charged with insurrection. The left knew it never met that criteria and even Biden’s DOJ determined it wasn’t an insurrection. The only thing that you could do is charge these people with trespassing or unlawful breaking in entering into private property. That’s kinda it. Liz was canceled, she was voted out of her leadership position. Al Franken was canceled and while I despised the guy, I thought he got totally railroaded by his own deceptive party, typical and in the end he became a political sacrificial lamb, none of that happened to Liz, she’s still in the party, is free to go on any TV show and can whine and stomp her feet and suck her thumb for all I care, she has that right and freedom, she’s not in any capacity or form canceled.
bass4funk
A few.
The Dems said that they were going to take the house in a landslide and that didn’t happen, in fact they lost seats in quite a significant number, they thought they were going to impeach this president and I felt miserably twice, they said that they’ll be able to hold onto the house and even Pelosi is worried about that and if she’s worried about that, I’m ecstatic about it, so I think my record so far is been pretty decent.
Good for you
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Strangerland
Yes, I'm quite sure that continuing to state Trump is president, and cancel culturing Liz Cheney, as well as starting an insurrection must have seen an increase in Republican voters, whatever the polls may say. These are moves that motivate people to like a party they previously didn't vote for.
lincolnman
The only one Trump is trolling are his gullible, weak-minded supporters who continue to fall for his "I'll be back" scam and send him money - most continually since they fail to "uncheck the block"...
MAGA-world: Trump will be reinstated (?) as President in August....
Real-world: Trump will be indicted by August...
https://www.npr.org/2021/05/26/1000400915/special-grand-jury-will-hear-evidence-in-trump-investigation
Jsapc
So basically you predict republicans victories in every elections, which then automatically makes you right one time every few years. Kinda like a broken clock. So why would that be in any way relevant?
Express sister
With the Vice President as a tie-breaker. And the GOP didn't keep the Senate, as you predicted they would. You're gonna need a new crystal ball, chief.
Thank you for agreeing with me that, generously, your last accurate prediction was in 2014. So you didn't get any predictions right over the last 12 months, not even, "a few". I'm pleased you have accepted the truth.
bass4funk
Yes to a point.
That’s ok, but I do.
Nice try, nice try, you keep missing.
bass4funk
And many bills to pass certain legislation they still GOP votes, nice try.
I never did.
Well, just hope and pray the Dems hold on the House, doubt it at this point.
Express sister
It is difficult to pass bills to help the American people when the GOP is actively working to hurt them, yes. If the GOP would just come together to help people, it might be better. But they only want to hurt people to give money to big corporations. It's sad.
I said you last had a correct prediction in 2014, and you cited your last correct prediction as being in 2014. You agreed with me. Thanks, again.
You're hoping and praying that the Democratic Party retains the House? OK, you do you.
bass4funk
If the Dems wouldn’t try and turn the country into another failed socialist state they could get their votes more easily.
https://khn.org/news/article/even-with-senate-control-democrats-will-need-buy-in-from-gop-on-key-health-priorities/
I didn’t.
They won’t. But you can twist my words of you like, not going to help Nancy or the House
Express sister
I wish the Democratic Party would attempt to bring socialism to the US. That would be great! But they won't. It's sad. Not as sad as the GOP stealing money from the poor to give to their wealthy masters, but still sad.
It's there in black and white, my friend. Thank you again for being in complete agreement with me.
You're predicting the Democratic Party will lose the house? Well, then I guess I should put money on them holding it. Remember when you said Trump would win? And that the GOP would hold the Senate? How did that work out? lol.
bass4funk
To destroy it, how hatful!
No, you just like putting words in other peoples mouths.
At this rate, it’s eminent
Express sister
I'm more into socialism so that workers can get the just fruits of their labor, and for equality and fairness in society, rather than for hats. I'm not really a hat person.
I'm now going to quote you directly when asked for your last accurate prediction:
And given your love of editing people's posts to make them more convenient for you to reply to, I wouldn't be so trigger-happy to accuse others of "twisting words" if I were you.
Biden has a better approval rating than Trump ever did. And Biden is lousy.
bass4funk
Just like Margaret Thatcher said “Socialism is always good until you run out of other peoples money.”
You take everything out of context anyway
I didn’t edit, I just cut through the bloviating
I don’t know a single conservative that was polled and I know a lot of people, but hold onto that if you like. Lol